SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs South Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
7.3%
in 2024
South Africa
4.7%
in 2023
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
149th
South Africa rank
147th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 7.3% against 4.7% in South Africa, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 149th and South Africa ranks 147th of 221 groups.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.6% | 2.1% | 7.5% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 2.9% | 6.5% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 1.2% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 0.2% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 4.9% | 2.2% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or South Africa?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 7.3% against 4.7% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and South Africa?
- 2.6%, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and South Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and South Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 149th and South Africa ranks 147th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release